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Leading American athletics officials visited Birmingham this weekend to for an update on preparations for the pre-Olympic Games training camp.

Birmingham will play host to the US Track and Field training camp at the Alexander Stadium in the build-up to the Games.

And on February 4, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, Cllr Martin Mullaney, showed the visiting delegation around the new 5,000-seater stand and reconfigured track.

Young people from Ladywood’s TNT news crew joined the visiting delegates.

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The Local Improvement Budget has been established to fund small-scale capital schemes, identified as priority projects by local councillors, for which specific resources are not currently available.

Improved security at Aston Hall, restored sluice gates at Sarehole Mill, a refurbishment of Spring Hill Library and restoration work on the city’s South African War Memorial in Cannon Hill Park form the first round of projects for which funds totalling £265,000 have been released.

Cllr Randal Brew, Cabinet Member for Finance, who manages the budget, said: “As the largest local authority in the country, we have many properties and other assets which are in need of work – the Local Improvement Budget will help us to address these issues.

“The individual sums of money being spent on the projects are not big in the grand scheme of things, but their worth is huge.

“The budget we have made available is a great example of democracy in action. People want improved facilities, and we are listening to their wishes, and through requests made by their local councillors.

“I look forward to being able to announce many more projects in the months to come.”

Cllr Martin Mullaney, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, has welcomed the first phase of funding, which covers facilities within his portfolio.

“All four of these locations will be enhanced immensely by the work we have planned, so I am delighted the schemes have been given the go-ahead,” he said.

“Spring Hill Library, for example, is a well-used community venue which has further merit as a 19th Century Grade II* listed building.

“We’ve managed to do most of the external work needed to keep the property at the heart of local life for many years to come, but this extra funding will enable us to overhaul the internal decor, befitting of the building’s listed status.”

The library will close on December 23 for staff to pack up books and computer equipment, to provide clear access the refurbishment work, with the venue’s re-opening scheduled for February 27. Items borrowed from Spring Hill can be returned to any other Birmingham library during this time.

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…20,120 hours of activity in one day…

With Olympic preparations moving into top gear, the team behind the award winning public health project – Be active – is challenging Birmingham to shake off its reputation as an unfit city.

On Wednesday July 27th – exactly a year before the London 2012 opening ceremony – people across the city are being urged to tell the world exactly what they do to stay fit and active.

Organisers hope to highlight the wide range of physical activities taking place in Birmingham every day and participants will be asked to email or tweet their activities, which will be recorded on the Birmingham Be active Day blog: http://beactiveday.posterous.com/

From walking the dog, cycling to work, running in the park, going to the gym, swimming or having a game of cricket or tennis, all the activity counts and needs to be recorded to prove that Birmingham really is fighting fit.

Explaining the idea behind the challenge, Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, Cllr Martin Mullaney, said : “Birmingham does have a reputation as an unfit city, but we’ve seen the response to Be active that proves people across the city are working hard to shake off that tag.

“We want to highlight the many ways people are leading more active lifestyles in Birmingham and the aim is to clock up 20,120 hours of activity over the course of the day.”

Participants can record their activity on the day by:

• Emailing: beactiveday@posterous.com
• Tweeting using the hashtag: #brumbeactive

Be active Ambassador and former England and Rugby Lions rugby star Austin Healey added: “With only a year to go to London 2012, this is a chance for everyone in Birmingham to prove that building a few minutes of exercise into your daily routine is easy to do.

“We want citizens to get behind this challenge and record their activity minutes to prove that we are a fit, not a fat, city. Be active has been an inspiration to the people of Birmingham, giving them the opportunity to take regular exercise free of charge, and we want to encourage everyone to take up this challenge in the run up to the Olympic games.”

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